After the Cold War: 1992-2012
Test Preparation Review
Chapter 17
After the Cold War: 1992-2012
To help prepare for exams, review the concepts and answer the questions listed here.
Can you identify the global political events that manifested themselves during the Olympic Games?
What social movements, social advancements, and environmental issues have impacted the Olympic Games?
What levels of participation were enjoyed by minority men and women athletes who wanted to participate in the Olympics?
To what extent have the Olympics been used to advance social and political causes?
Prolog
Rotation of the Olympic Games from 4-year cycle to 2-year cycle
Two major concerns of the IOC
Commercialization
Drugs
Barcelona-1992
Geo-political changes
New countries in the Olympic Games
Future of exhibition sports
U.S. Dream team
Albertville/Savoie - 1992
Social theme - environment
Economic issues
United German team
Athletic feats
Lillehammer - 1994
“White-Green Games” - environmental concern
Nancy Kerrigan & Tonya Harding
Men’s Short-Track 5000 meter relay
Bobsled competition
Disqualifications
Men’s Downhill
Tommy Moe
Picabo Street
Bonnie Blair and Dan jensen
Atlanta - 1996
100 years of the modern Olympic Games
Why the IOC selected Atlanta as the host city
Security issues
Torch relay
Opening ceremonies
Commercialization
Drug testing
U.S. basketball teams
Michael Johnson
Keri Strugg
Nagano – 1998
72 nations sent teams
TV audience of 3 billion people watched the games
First time Azerbaijian, Kenya, Macedonia, Uruguay and Venezula sent teams to Winter
Olympics
Highly paid professional hockey players from the National Hockey League (NHL) competed for various countries
The teams from Canada and the United States were 100% NHL players
Drugs continued to be a problem – both recreational and performance enhancing
Marijuana
Czech Ice Hockey Team won the Gold medal
IOC and the Olympic Solidarity Program
Scandals and Ill Gotten Gains
Decade of 1990’s – painful for the IOC
Some IOC members charged with selling their votes
Investigations forced some IOC members to resign
Some were thrown out when they refused to resign
Cities bidding to host the Olympics were accused of bribing IOC members
Salt Lake City scandal
Pressure of IOC President Samaraunch as a result of the scandals
What happened to him?
What reforms did the IOC implement as a result of the scandals?
Sydney 2000
Produced the best Olympics ever
What types of social protests occurred?
Plight of the Aborigines
Cathy Freeman
Terrorist Threats
Blow up nuclear power plant during the games
Politics
North and South Korea
Baseball – Cuba vs USA
Tommy Lasorda
Who won the game? Reaction?
NBC Broadcast of the games
How was it done?
Reaction by fans and sponsors?
Marketing and money
Olympic Games as Big Business
Sale of television rights
Who can successfully compete at the Olympics?
Do rich nations have a distinct advantage over poor nations?
What is the IOC doing to address this problem?
Use of technology to win medals
Marion Jones
Did athletes hire lawyers and sue if they have been left off the Olympic Team?
Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics
Security concerns / costs,
September 11, 2001 Islamic terrorist attack in New York, Pentagon, Pennsylvania airliner crash as passengers over powered highjackers
War on Terror
Afghanistan
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Global political situation
Support of President George W. Bush for Winter Olympics
Attendance by IOC members at Winter Olympics
Chris Klug
Vonetta Flowers
Apollo Ohno
Johann Muehlegg
WADA
Athens 2004 Olympiad
Global political situation
Middle East Problems
America at war in Afghanistan and Iraq
Terrorist attacks
Islamic Terrorists
Madrid bombings
Athens 2004 Olympiad cont.
Second Intifada
Israel and the Palestianians
“War on Terror”
War in Somolia and the Sudan
NBA players fear of terrorist attacks
Cost of the Athens Olympiad
Social and political protests over taking money from social and educational programs to fund the Olympic Games
Logistical and security concerns
Terrorist threats
Olympic Village
America’s contribution to security in Athens
Doping
Torri Edwards
Kostas Kenteris & Katerina Thanou
Women rowers from Ukraine
Marion Jones I BALCO
James S. Rockefeller
Iraqi soccer team
Muslim women athletes
Alaa Jassim from Iraq
Danah Al Nasrallah
Robina Muqimyar
Rakia Al Gassra
Volleyball competition
Rowing
Gymnastics = Carly Patterson
Turin2006Winter Olympics
War on Terror events
Al-Quaeda; Iraq; Afghanistan; Taliban; Pakistan
Western Concerns about a nuclear armed Iran
President Ahmadinejad
Destruction of Israel
Support of Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations
President Pervez Mushariff of Pakistan
FBI $25 Million dollar reward for the capture of Ayman Al-Zawairi et al.
Torino 2006 cont.
Doping
Austrian team
Bode Miller performance
Sean White - snowboarder
NBC broadcast of the Winter Olympics - live and tape delayed
2008 Beijing Olympic Games
War on Terror continues
President George W. Bush - Lame Duck
Urged to boycott Beijing Olympiad - WHY?
Tibet as a political issue and it's impact on the Torch Relay
Russia invaded Georgia during the Opening Ceremonies of the Bejing Olympiad
Did China permit human rights protests during the Olympics ?
Natilie du Toit
Michael Phelps
Jamacian Track and Field Team - e.g. sprinters
Dara Torres
Attack on Olympic Judge by Cuban athlete
Wrestler throws down his medal in disgust during medal ceremony
NBC coverage
Iraqui Olympic team's "Situation"
Afghanistan's first Olympic Medal - who and what sport?
Vancouver 2010
War on Terror
Barak Obama elected President of the Unites States
Hillary Rodham Clinton
North Korea convicts two American journalists
American Military in Iraq
Israel and Hammas
Attack on Sir Lanka Cricket Team
War in Sudan / Darfur region
Iranian President vows to “wipe Israel off the map”
Security concerns
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Social Media is a huge factor
Social and political protests in Vancouver against the Olympics
Women’s ski jumping would not be held
Ice hockey competition between the teams from Canada and the USA
NHL rink
Vancouver 2010 cont.
Seven nations sent teams for the first time: Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru and Serbia
“Tourist” athletes or bonified Olympic caliber athletes?
London 2012
Lord Sebastian Coe
War against Terror
American military in Iraq and Afghanistan
Reduction of American troops in Iraq = Surge in Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden killed by Navy Seal Team # 6
War in Sudan rages on
Guor Marial
World Economy deteroriates and devastates people and business.
Mass riots to protest government ordered austerity programs in Greece; social welfare programs were eliminated high unemployment. Huge cost of 2004 Athens Olympic Games is one of many factors.
United States in “Great Recession” = Banks fail, thousands of homes are forclosed, homeless populations dramatically increases, millions of people find themselves out of work. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler almost close down. Government bails out banks and auto industry. Bleak economic times in America and the rest of the world.
Barak Obama wins second term, defeats the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney who was responsible for the success of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. President Obama is endorsed by Hugo Chavez, Castro, and Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Syria was embroiled in a bloody civil war
Arab Spring
Popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa deposed ruthless tyrants e.g. Mubarak in Egypt, Quadaffi in Lybia.
Lance Armstrong – winner of seven Tour de France bike races is stripped of his medals after he was caught doping. He is also banned for life from competitoion by the Union Cyclists International (UCI).
London was the “dark horse” candidate in quest to serve as host city.
IOC member attempts to sell his vote.
Ivan Slakov – President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Opening ceremony is SPECTACULAR!
Highlighted “all things British” e.g. James Bond, Harry Potter
American Michael Phelps continues to dominate swimming
Oscar Pistorius aka “Blade Runner” from South Africa
London 2012 cont.
American Basketball team
LeBron James
Candace Parker
Russian Women’s Basketball Team
Becky Harmon
Women’s Beach Volleyball
Americans dominate
Misty May Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Gymnastics
Russia and China dominate
American Gabby Douglas
Soccer
Mexico defeats arch rival Brazil to win the Gold medal in the Men’s competition
American women defeat Japan to win Gold Medal
Canadian women defeat France for Bronze Medal
Earlier in the competition, the American and Canadian women went “head to head” in the semifinal. America defeated Canada 4-3.
Tennis
The American of team of Venus and Serena Williams dominate doubles – win the Gold Medal again.
In the Men’s competition, London’s own Andy Murray defeated top ranked Roger Federer for the Gold Medal.
Handball
Iceland
Badminton Scandal
Doping
Nadezhda Ostapchuk from Belarus
Former cheaters allowed to compete in London Olympics
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